FULL TIME - The Dragons season is over! It came down to the very last tackle in the very last match but the men in red and white have come up short - heartbreak for St George but delight for the Bulldogs who have hung on in a thriller and recorded a 26-20 victory.

80'

We are inside the final minute - the Dragons have possession but are 80m away from the Bulldogs' line - can they pull off a miracle and save their 2017 campaign?!?!

78'

A knock on from the Dragons - they fling the ball desperately around trying to salvage their season however Matthew Dufty is unable to gather cleanly and the Bulldogs have the scrum feed.

77'

There are just over three minutes left on the clock - the Dragons have possession but will start their set of six from inside the Bulldogs' half.

76'

The Dragons throw everything at the Bulldogs' defence but it is Will Hopoate, who has been outstanding all afternoon, who emerges with the ball.

75'

It is the walking wounded at ANZ Stadium with the Dragons' Tariq Sims limping from the field along with Michael Lichaa who injured himself in the process of scoring the try.

73'

The Bulldogs have their noses ahead! Michael Lichaa drives low and hard for the line before finding the paint to put a serious dent in the Dragons' finals hopes.

72'

CONVERSION! Bulldogs (Moses Mbye) 26-20 Bulldogs

72'

TRY! Bulldogs (Michael Lichaa) 24-20 Bulldogs

72'

The Bulldogs have a full set of six and are now within 10m of the Dragons' line.

71'

The Bulldogs are mounting a serious challenge here - Aiden Tolman muscles his way over the line but is held up in the tackle by the desperate Dragons' defence.

68'

The Bulldogs have lifted noticeably on the back of the score-levelling try whilst the Dragons are playing with the weight of the world on their shoulders with their finals' hopes up in the air.

67'

We are all square at ANZ Stadium! Despite being held in the tackle, Will Hopoate somehow manages to get the pass away to Aiden Tolman and the Bulldogs' prop crashes over to set up a thrilling finale to this contest.

67'

CONVERSION! Bulldogs (Moses Mbye) 20-20

65'

TRY! Bulldogs (Aiden Tolman) 20-18 Dragons

63'

Gareth Widdop makes no mistake with his kick and the Dragons have extended their lead to a converted try.

63'

PENALTY GOAL! Dragons (Gareth Widdop) 20-14 Dragons

63'

A penalty to the Dragons and it will be Gareth Widdop to line up the posts from just 20m out.

61'

NO TRY! Dragons' fans are on their feet as Josh Dugan makes a dart for the try line - it looks as though he has gone all the way for a superb try but the ball has been brilliantly held up by Will Hopoate!

58'

Now that they have lost the lead, suddenly the Bulldogs are starting to look a little shaky - a forward pass has gifted the Dragons possession via a scrum feed.

57'

Dragons' fans will be feeling a lot better now but there is still plenty of work to do in the next 20 plus minutes.

55'

The Dragons take the lead! Timoteo Lafai, with options to the left and the right, cleverly takes the ball into the tackle before releasing a well-timed pass to Matt Dufty who crosses to score the all-important first try of the second half.

54'

CONVERSION! Dragons (Gareth Widdop) 18-14 Dragons

53'

TRY! Dragons (Matt Dufty) 16-14 Dragons

52'

The Dragons have survived several nervous minutes camped deep inside their own half and now have their first real attacking opportunity of this second half.

51'

Ten minutes have passed in this second half and it is the Bulldogs who are looking the more likely to score at the moment.

49'

Nene Macdonald puts the ball down in the tackle to hand possession back to the Bulldogs who are in a dangerous attacking position.

47'

The Dragons have had three completed sets in the second half however, on each occasion, have been unable to maintain any sustained pressure on the Bulldogs' defence.

46'

Gareth Widdop goes to the air once again however on this occasion it is Marcelo Montoya safe under the high ball for the Bulldogs.

43'

Gareth Widdop sends his kick high into the air but Will Hopoate is more than up to the challenge - the Bulldogs' full back brings the ball to ground before a dazzling run that chews up valuable metres.

42'

More bad news on the injury front for the Bulldogs with news that Chase Stanley's afternoon is done with a hamstring injury.

41'

It is all to play for in the next 40 minutes for the Dragons who, on the live ladder, currently sit in 9th position on the ladder.

40'

SECOND HALF - The Bulldogs kick off and the second half is underway.

HALF TIME - An absorbing first half comes to an end! The Dragons' finals hopes are on a knife edge at the break after the Bulldogs had the best of the opening 40 minutes - at half time, it is the Bulldogs holding a narrow 14-12 lead.

40'

The Dragons drag one back! The Dragons send the ball out to the left where they have all the numbers - Jason Nightingale has a couple to beat but he has enough momentum to find the paint for a crucial four points.

39'

CONVERSION! Dragons (Gareth Widdop) 14-12 Bulldogs

38'

TRY! Dragons (Jason Nightingale) 14-10 Bulldogs

36'

It's two in a row for the Bulldogs! With just a split second to make a decision, Will Hopoate sends an outstanding cut out pass to the unmarked Marcelo Montoya - with just the try line ahead, the Bulldogs' winger goes all the way.

34'

MISS! Moses Mbye cannot bend his conversion attempt back enough but it is all the Bulldogs at the moment - they lead now by 14-6.

33'

TRY! Bulldogs (Marcelo Montoya) 14-6 Bulldogs

31'

The Bulldogs take back the lead! Under all sorts of pressure just inside the touch line, Chase Stanley flings a brilliant pass inside to Will Hopoate who has just the try line ahead and the Bulldogs' full back is in.

30'

MISS! Moses Mbye swings his conversion attempt from left to right but the ball clatters into the woodwork and stays out - Bulldogs lead it by 10-6.

29'

TRY! Bulldogs (Will Hopoate) 10-6 Bulldogs

27'

The footage from the Bulldogs' rooms shows Josh Reynolds trying to shake off the injury to his lower leg but he is not moving with any freedom at all.

25'

The Dragons have had the majority of possession in this first half but they are showing a distinct lack of direction when they have their hands on the ball.

23'

A try saving tackle from Nene Macdonald saves the day for St George Illawarra on the last line of defence - the Dragons have it all to play for this afternoon and the nerves are showing in this first half.

20'

NO TRY! Brenko Lee cuts a path to the try line but the ref wants to have a look at some potential obstruction - the replay shows Matt Frawley blocking the Dragons' defence and the try is disallowed.

19'

Gareth Widdop looks to drive the ball down field however he has driven his kick straight into the back of Jack de Belin - the Bulldogs have the scrum feed.

17'

A huge blow for the Bulldogs with Josh Reynolds finally succumbing to injury - he comes to the sideline and it would appear that his afternoon is over.

15'

The Dragons settle some nerves with their first try of the match! Gareth Widdop climbs high to win the ball for the Dragons before Tariq Sims shifts the ball to Joel Thompson who crashes through the defence to score - the ref sends the decision to the bunker and the try is confirmed.

14'

CONVERSION! Dragons (Gareth Widdop) 6-6

14'

TRY! Dragons (Joel Thompson) 6-4 Bulldogs

12'

Brilliant pass intercept from Josh Morris! He did superbly initially to get a hand on the ball before acrobatically pulling in the rebound.

9'

Kurt Mann rolls the ball inside the Bulldogs' in-goal area however Will Hopoate gets there first and he manages to paddle it safely over the dead-ball line.

7'

Josh Reynolds' jubilation at scoring the opener is short lived after he pulled up sharply after crossing - the Bulldogs' five-eighth gets to his feet after receiving treatment to his calf but he looks to be in serious discomfort.

7'

The Bulldogs find space down the right side before Brenko Lee brilliantly hooks the kick back inside for Josh Reynolds who scores the opening try of the match!

6'

CONVERSION! Bulldogs (Moses Mbye) 6-0 Bulldogs

4'

TRY! Bulldogs (Josh Reynolds) 4-0 Bulldogs

2'

It's been an error-riddled opening to this Round 26 contest - of the three sets so far, only one has been completed.

1'

A horror start to this match for the Bulldogs - Aiden Tolman spills the pill in attempting to play the ball and the Dragons have an early scrum feed.

1'

FIRST HALF - The Dragons kick off and we are underway at ANZ Stadium!

The Bulldogs will be desperate to finish off a disappointing season on a high however they are up against a Dragons' outfit that has it all to play for - St George Illawarra simply must win if they are to secure a spot in the finals.

Welcome to ANZ Stadium for the all-important final round clash between the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.